Bison

Big Bullets Do Big Work – A B&C Audio Adventure

By Holland D. Butler21st Big Game Awards Program| From Legendary HuntsA green island in the middle of rock and sandstone, the Henry Mountains of Utah are as unique as the land surrounding them. Found...

A Bison Tale

https://www.boone-crockett.org/31st-big-game-awards-merchandise-clearanceThe bison featured in the logo for the 31st Big Game Awards lived more than a century ago in the Peace River Country of northern Alberta. And you will find the story behind how the bison head became part of the National Collection of Heads and Horns is as wild as the country it called home.

B&C Member Spotlight - William T. Hornaday

The Great American ZoologistBy Theodore J. Holsten, B&C Emeritus Member, excerpt from Fair Chase MagazineA close associate of many early Boone and Crockett members, William T. Hornaday was a pione...

B&C Member Spotlight - Madison Grant

Six years after George Bird Grinnell and Theodore Roosevelt founded the Boone and Crockett Club, Grinnell sponsored for membership a young, assertive New Yorker named Madison Grant. The year was 1893....

B&C Website Tag Explorer

Our website uses tags at the bottom of our pages to create collections of related topics. Check out more tags! ...

Big Game Profiles ® - American Bison

Although there are domesticated, private herds in many states, only pure strain, wild bison are recognized by the Boone and Crockett Club’s records program. States and provinces that currently have wild bison are Alaska, Arizona, Montana, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, and Yukon Territories. A mature bison bull can weigh well over a ton, and cow bison commonly weigh 1,200 pounds. Bison can sprint to a rather amazing 38 miles per hour and have the ability to leap barriers six feet tall.

B&C World's Record - Bison

The World's Record bison was shot by the Park's Chief Ranger Sam Woodring in 1926.For years, tourists visiting Yellowstone National Park were awed by a bison skull displayed in the Chief Ranger’s offi...